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Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — In two weeks, the White House has swerved from taking tough action against asylum-seekers trying to enter the country illegally to taking strong action to show empathy for people who have lived for years in the US immigration shadows. It was in early June that President Joe

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to North Korea in more than two decades, his focus is widely seen to be on securing ongoing support from the hermit nation for his grinding war in Ukraine. Putin ramped up his outreach to North Korean

Opinion by Mark Wolfe (CNN) — Summer starts Thursday, and record-breaking temperatures are already cascading across the United States. Triple-digit temperatures have hit the western states, with the Northeast, Midwest and Great Lakes regions expected to see extreme heat waves this week. Current US strategies for keeping families cool, including access to cooling centers — temporary shelters during heat waves — may have

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. It’s tough being a Wall Street bear these days.

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Jeff Bezos has a decision to make — and it is one that will determine the future course of one of the nation’s

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea this week kicks up yet another gust in the recent swirl of diplomatic activity surrounding Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine. But unlike the dizzying number of summits of the past few weeks, this gathering of dictators in Pyongyang is meant to help

Analysis by Dr. Tom Frieden (CNN) — Editor’s note: Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, is president and chief executive of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. The United States’ response to H5N1 – “bird flu” – has

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former chief strategist in the White House, used the language of war to fire up a conservative gathering over the weekend, promising to remake the US government and completely deconstruct the FBI. Comparing the presidential campaign to the D-Day invasion, Bannon encouraged a

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is directly trying to exploit Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in a significant new campaign gambit ahead of their pivotal debate clash next week. The Biden campaign on Monday debuted a new ad that will air in battleground states that blasts the presumptive Republican nominee

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The question wasn’t even directed toward President Joe Biden, but his determination to get in an answer created a revealing moment about the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine and deepening US tensions with China. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked at a press conference

Opinion by Karen Finney (CNN) — Like millions of Americans, I’ve used contraception. Using birth control was as much about preventing pregnancy and the decisions I make about what’s right for my health and well-being as exercising my basic right to control my body and my future. And like millions of female athletes, as a

Opinion by Rohit Chopra (CNN) — Millions of Americans carry the burden of medical debt, which is a leading cause of bankruptcy. As Wall Street banks and private equity firms have expanded into the health care system, they’ve bought up physician practices, nursing homes and debt collection firms — raising prices and cutting corners. Too often, patients receive bills filled with hard-to-interpret codes

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Stocks are trading near record highs after Wall Street

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — The New York Times published an in-depth article Sunday describing how a broad network of Democratic officials, progressive activists and watchdog groups, among others, are “taking extraordinary steps to prepare for a potential second Trump presidency.” Examples included Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s efforts to make his state a haven

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is directly trying to exploit Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in a significant new campaign gambit ahead of their pivotal debate clash next week. The Biden campaign on Monday debuted a new ad that will air in battleground states that blasts the presumptive Republican nominee as

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare’s Juliet is speaking on her balcony as the smitten Romeo hides below in an orchard. “That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” Romeo is from the Montague family, mortal enemies to Juliet’s own Capulets, but his name means nothing compared to her love for him. And yet naming is one

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. America’s top central banker recently said the job market now

Opinion by Keith Magee (CNN) — On Sunday, England will face Serbia in its first game of the Euro 2024 championship, hosted by Germany. UK police have assured members of the racially-diverse English squad any online racist abuse they receive during the tournament will be taken very seriously. But there’s a crucial backstory from a few years

CNN Opinion by Dominic Erdozain (CNN) — When machine guns became available to civilians in the US in the 1920s, the public reaction was swift and emphatic. The presence of such weapons, protested journalist Owen P. White in 1926, was “the paramount example of peace-time barbarism.” The Thompson machine gun, so light and so deadly,

Opinion by Dominic Erdozain (CNN) — When machine guns became available to civilians in the US in the 1920s, the public reaction was swift and emphatic. The presence of such weapons, protested journalist Owen P. White in 1926, was “the paramount example of peace-time barbarism.” The Thompson machine gun, so light and so deadly, was